The authorities are now planning to convert one-third of the load on roads to electric vehicles by 2030.
Amid the rising pollution level and increasing number of petrol and diesel cars on the roads, the government has now proposed to amend building by-laws to make it mandatory to set up electric vehicle charging stations in residential colonies, commercial buildings and parking lots. However, the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) of the capital have different thoughts about the decision.
The move comes in after the national Capital and many other metro cities faced adverse effects of increased level of pollutants in the air. The authorities are now planning to convert one-third of the load on roads to electric vehicles by 2030.
However, the Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the national Capital have raised their concerns, as the move would make building homes tougher. Many claimed that this would end up staying on papers and most of the houses will just complete the formalities in documents, as the installation of these stations would be an extra burden for residents and for the houses without electric cars would end up using less.
"If you want to promote electric vehicles then offer tax subsidies or other rebates but making something compulsory would not be a solution," said SK Mittal, president RWA, south extension II.
The associations although welcomed the intentions and accepted that there has been a need for the vehicles run on petrol and diesel to get out of the roads, but the compulsion to have a charging station was not welcomed.
"Its high time that we give up polluting vehicles, but on the same, we need to understand that the vehicles offered in this category are less and our society also needs some time to adopt the newer vehicles. A compulsion to have a charging station cannot solve the purpose," said BS Vohra, President, East Delhi RWA, Joint Front Federation.
FACT BOX
- The move comes in after the national Capital and many other metro cities faced adverse effects of increased level of pollutants in the air.
- The authorities are now planning to convert one-third of the load on roads to electric vehicles by 2030.
- The Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the national Capital have raised their concerns, as the move would make building homes tougher.
- Many claimed that this would end up staying on papers and most of the houses will just complete the formalities in documents.
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